Maharashtra HSC paper leak: Private college leaked Maharashtra HSC question paper to help students score high marks

The alleged malpractice came to light after Mumbai police scrutinised the WhatsApp messages of a few students of Ahmednagar-based Matoshri Bhagubai Bambare Agriculture and Science College.

Maharashtra HSC paper leak: In order to help its students score higher marks, a private college in Maharashtra allegedly leaked the Maharashtra HSC Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics question papers. The authorities are being probed, said a Mumbai crime branch official.

The alleged malpractice came to light after Mumbai police scrutinised the WhatsApp messages of a few students of Ahmednagar-based Matoshri Bhagubai Bambare Agriculture and Science College and questioned its principal and a few teachers arrested in the Mathematics paper case, the official said.

While five persons have been arrested so far in the case, the owner of the college is absconding. More arrests are expected, he said.

The Maharashtra HSC Maths question paper were shared with 119 students associated with the college an hour before the exam time, he told. Later, Physics and Chemistry papers were also leaked to help the student score higher percentages, the official added.

Mumbai police started an investigation last month after a moderator found that a student at Dadar-based Dr Antonio D’Silva High School and Junior College got the Maha HSC Mathematics paper 2023 on his mobile phone before the exam.

The student apparently forwarded the question paper to another person and got the answers on his phone.

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